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[QUOTE=Speeed;534202]I live just outside of Baltimore - so yes, that would be a nightmare. The headlines here are crazy - nothing but football. They have managed to put all the crime in the back pages for a few days. If a huge asteroid was hurtling towards earth with a predicted impact of tomorrow night the Ravens would still be run on the first page.

My Worse nightmare..

Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo didn't even wait for the end of the New England Patriots win on Sunday to start a little AFC Championship game back-and-forth.

Watching the game at home, the noted special teamer and gay rights defender took issue with Tom Brady 's ability to snap the ball before opponents are ready.

"Are you watching the game pats vs texans? If so you see the hurry snap offense catch em b4 they set up. It's a gimmick ," Ayanbadejo said. "Their offense is good enough to be successful with out that. ...

"You know the same organization that did spygate and cut a guy the day b4 the Super Bowl ."

That's dropping the hammer when it comes to trash talking the Patriots . At that point, it seems Ayanbadejo's timeline started filling up with angry Patriots fans. His response:

"18-1," he wrote .

And then: "In a sport that is predicated on mano y mano, 'lets hurry up n snap it ' = bitchassness," he wrote.

It's safe to say these comments will get some play during the week. Let's get our thoughts out of the way:

1. It's surprising that such a media-savvy player like Ayanbadejo doesn't realize that Twitter is essentially a press conference for players. He probably wouldn't play these things with a microphone in front of him.

2. His argument is odd. It essentially says that all no huddle offenses are cheap. In a sport where every team is trying to gain the slightest advantage, quick snapping the ball seems pretty tame.

3. That brings us to Spygate. It seems ridiculous to bring up the controversy in this context, but it's actually not that crazy. The Patriots are an organization that seeks out minor advantages in a million different creative ways. Their Oregon-influence offense is an example. Spygate was another example; it just crossed a serious line.

New England's hurry up approach comes from an organizational mindset that is not afraid to be different or push the envelope. That's part of the reason Bill Belichick and Tom Brady are headed to their seventh AFC title game in 12 years.